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  • April 2008

    • Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the police demanded all in the monastery denounce the Tibetan spiritual leader. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic protests  • political demonstrations  • Tibetans  • political protest  • police crackdown  • Tibetan monks  • repression

  • March 2008

    • Protesters Follow Olympic Torch to Acropolis

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 29, 08 8:14 PM CDT

      Protesters Follow Olympic Torch to Acropolis

      Olympic torchbearers made their way to the Acropolis in Greece today with the help of heavy security that kept protesters at arm's length, the AP reports. Activists have set up camp by candlelight outside the stadium—site of the first modern Olympics in 1896— to protest China's human rights record and the recent crackdown in Tibet. The torch will be passed to Chinese officials tomorrow. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • Greece  • Tibetans  • Acropolis

    • Olympic Flame Lit Amid Brief Protest

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 24, 08 6:44 AM CDT

      Olympic Flame Lit Amid Brief Protest

      The Olympic flame was lit this morning in Greece, in a ceremony briefly interrupted by human rights protesters. As the Chinese Communist Party secretary—also the head of the Beijing Olympics—spoke, three demonstrators evaded massive security to run onto the field at the stadium in Ancient Olympia. One managed to unfurl a black banner depicting the Olympic rings as handcuffs before they were detained, the AP reports. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • protests  • Olympic Games  • Olympic torch  • Greece  • Tibetans

    • China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 20, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

      China admitted today its police opened fire on Tibetan protesters, wounding four in “self-defense,” the BBC reports. The statement from state-run Xinhua news agency is China’s first admission to hurting anyone since protests began last week. Chinese officials say rioters have killed 13; Tibetan activists reported security forces firing on crowds, and say at least 99 have been killed. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • protests  • shooting  • Dalai Lama  • riots  • political demonstrations  • Xinhua  • Tibetans  • activists  • security forces

    • Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      Cheering thousands bid farewell to more than 100 Tibetan exiles as they began a trek today from India back to their homeland to protest China's rule over Tibet.  "Everybody is pumped up," said one marcher. "Many people were in tears as they said goodbye."  Organizers hope to capitalize on increased international scrutiny of China in advance of the Beijing Olympics in the latest push for Tibetan independence.  More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Tibetans in exile  • Tibetans  • Dharamsala

  • November 2007

    • Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST

      Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When authorities failed to comply, they vandalized Chinese-owned shops, government offices, and clashed with police. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • riots  • Buddhist monks  • Tibetans  • ethnic conflict

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